Former worker accused of stealing from AIDS charity

A former executive with AIDS Foundation Houston is facing a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from the non-profit organization over a span of several years, court records show.

Lori Dee Snyder, 50, was indicted on a felony theft charge in Harris County in June on charges of stealing between $100,000 and $200,000 from February 2007 through March 2010, while serving as the Chief Financial Officer for the AIDS Foundation, according to court records.

Neither Snyder nor her criminal defense attorney could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.

Diann Lewter, chairwoman of the board for the AIDS Foundation Houston, issued a statement saying that the indictment "helps us to put closure to an unnerving situation."

Federal bankruptcy records show Snyder was deeply in debt by 2010 and eventually failed to make her required bankruptcy payments.

The bankruptcy records also show Snyder worked as CFO for the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston starting in 2010. That organization's executive director could not be reached for comment. Snyder was not listed in the organization's staff directory on Wednesday.

Susan Carroll is an investigative/projects reporter with the Houston Chronicle. She joined the Chronicle in 2006. Carroll previously covered the U.S.-Mexico border for the Arizona Republic and the Tucson Citizen.